Comments on: How To See Like A Traveler All The Time

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:10:07 +0000

@John- so true! Well said. It’s during the most mundane tasks like washing dishes and sweeping that can truly be the most transformative in present living.
@J.D- “location aware”-I believe you just coined a new term there…haha. I could definitely kick myself for not exploring more of California growing up. Now that I am abroad I really appreciate how wonderful home was. A necessity for perspective!
@Ross- something is definitely always better than nothing. The hard part is convincing your brain of this..haha.
@ppresent- I feel that way everytime I travel as well. I think the key is to have a mix of travel and settling…too much travel can be just as draining as too much work. It’s the fine balance that’s challenging to find.
@Alan- seriously hilarious right?
@Sean- thanks for the enthusiasm and support!
@Turner- glad you liked. I look forward to swapping more posts and working with Colin in the future. Cheers for now

By: Turner

Turner — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:58:52 +0000

Very nice. I like the first #4 the best.

By: sean

sean — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:33:48 +0000

I agree with Ross, if you can drop your expectations, it will make everything better. But there is some fantastic advice here, and the more of these ideas you can actually put into practice, the better off you will be!

Thanks Amber!

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:16:35 +0000

That backpack picture is priceless.

By: Positively Present

Positively Present — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:06:08 +0000

Great post!! After traveling this summer, I thought to myself, “What if we acted like we were traveling all the time?” and this post sums up the answer to that question so well.

By: Ross

Ross — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:03:37 +0000

Drop expectations makes everything ten times better for sure. Don’t expect anything from anywhere and everything will be amazing. This helps with your home town as well and just about anything in life.

If you expect just about anything you might be disappointed. No expectations? Something can only be better than nothing.

By: J. D. Bentley

J. D. Bentley — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:39:10 +0000

Great post, Amber. I’ll be sure to check out your blogs, too.

I’ve often thought to myself that this place I live would actually be kind of beautiful and interesting if I hadn’t lived here for 22 years. Just the other night I was watching Bizarre Foods: Appalachia (I live in Appalachia) and all the while thinking “Wow, that’s so weird.” “Wow, that is so interesting I have to go there.” Except I am there, but too lazy to look for adventure. The adventure is really whatever you make of it.

This is why the advice I identified most with is Burn Your Plans. Making a travel day each week would be a great way to become more “location aware” and to start seeing familiar things in ways I’ve never thought to before.

By: John Bardos - JetSetCitizen

John Bardos - JetSetCitizen — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:25:42 +0000

Very cool!

Too often we search for exciting and unique experiences to bring us happiness. It is far more important to stop and smell the roses in our own lives.

Despite all the popularity of yoga, meditation, Buddhism and other Asian studies, most people seem to be missing the most important factor: being in the moment. Enjoy the now. Be present when you are washing dishes, driving to work and doing the most boring of work activities.

Focus on only this moment and turn your mind away from other attachments and most of your stresses and worries will start to disappear. You might be enjoy yourself. Travel is awesome and important, but you don’t need to go to a distant land to discover yourself.